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OCS Tech Notes

The following Technical Notes describe issues with mooring systems or instruments, or describe standard operations or activities for OCS mooring work.

• PMEL OCS Tech. Note 1: Ocean Climate Stations High-Latitude Buoy Manual
• PMEL OCS Tech. Note 2: Data Drift in Load Cells from Load Cell Central
• PMEL OCS Tech. Note 3: Investigation of Rotronic HygroClip
• PMEL OCS Tech. Note 4: Capacity Issue with AA Li Batteries in SBE37's
• PMEL OCS Tech. Note 4.1: Capacity Issue with AA Li Batteries in SBE37's - Addendum
• PMEL OCS Tech. Note 5: Wind Speed Variability of Vaisala WXT520
• PMEL OCS Tech. Note 6: Ship Requirements for OCS Buoy Servicing
• PMEL OCS Tech. Note 7: Investigation of RH Calibration Method - Updated July 2016
• PMEL OCS Tech. Note 8: Flex Battery Depletion in PA006 Mooring
• PMEL OCS Tech. Note 9: Salinity Drift in Deep Seabird Instruments
• PMEL OCS Tech. Note 10: Designing Stronger ATRH Mounts
• PMEL OCS Tech. Note 11: Systematic Outlier Longwave Radiation Measurements at KEO

OCS / Saildrone Tech Notes

Technical Notes listed here describe research and development efforts performed in collaboration with Saildrone, Inc.  Reports are grouped by project.

Project 1:  ADCP Integration and Testing

• PMEL OCS / Saildrone Tech. Note 1-1: PMEL Science Requirements for ADCP on Saildrone​